WICA.66
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4208.WICA66
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
WICA.66
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Author Observation Code |
WICA.66
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
43.625436955
º
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Longitude |
-103.452781184
º
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Author Location |
WICA -- Custer County, 5S, 6E, sec 7, SE4SW4/SW4SE4
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Location Narrative |
Wind Cave National Park approx. 1.3 air miles SSE of junction of Hwy 87 and NPS 5/6. Park at Centennial Trailhead and hike south and somewhat west to first major drainage bottom - this is a tributary to Highland Creek, which it joins approx. 0.7 miles downstream. Plot located in broadest part of wetland which is a short distance upstream from the Centennial Trail crossing.
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State or Province |
South Dakota
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape |
Rectangular
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Area |
100
m²
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1347.21599795223
m
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Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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Slope Gradient |
0
º
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Topographic Position |
Channel bed
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Landform |
drainage channel (undifferentiated)
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Surficial Deposits |
Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
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Landscape Narrative |
This wetland is vegetated predominantly with Spartina pectinata, but there are sizeable patches of Carex nebrascensis as well as small patches of other graminoids. -- Wetland is about 150 meters long; continues downstream as narrow zone along small creek; width is 5-20 meters. Adjacent prairie is Poa pratensis, and Schizachyrium scoparium, grading into PIPO/SCSH. Condition is excellent. This area is not heavily used by bison. Some Cirsium arvense in bottom downstream from wetland.
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Representativeness |
Plot done in area dominated by Spartina pectinata and includes part of a Carex nebrascensis patch an
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Hydrologic Regime |
Seasonally flooded
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Soil Depth |
0
m
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
0
%
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Percent Litter |
0
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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Percent Water |
15
%
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Percent Other |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
24-Jul-1998
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Observation End Date |
24-Jul-1998
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Project |
Wind Cave National Park
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Cover Method |
NPS CoverMethod
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit |
10
cm
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Taxon Observation Area |
100
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
yes
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Stem Sample Method |
full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Effort Level |
Thorough
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Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
High but incomplete
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Bryophyte Quality |
Very incomplete
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Lichen Quality |
Very incomplete
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
--no data-- |
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